gulerod

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Danish

Gulerødder

Etymology

From gul (“yellow”) +‎ rod (“root”). Cf. German gelbe Rübe.

Pronunciation

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Noun

gulerod c (singular definite guleroden, plural indefinite gulerødder)

  1. carrot (root vegetable, usually orange)
  2. (slang) finger (usually plural)
    • 1963, Knud Poulsen, Vor berømte landsmand: et eventyr fra vore dage:
      ... og jeg vil netop mene, at i et demokrati som vort, hvor kongehuset udøver en betydningsfuld symbolsk funktion, gælder det om, at man . . . - ... at man holder gulerødderne væk fra symbolerne, navnlig prinsessens, afbrød distriktslægen.
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  3. incentive (something that motivates some action)

Usage notes

In compounds: gulerods-.

Inflection

Declension of gulerod
common
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative gulerod guleroden gulerødder gulerødderne
genitive gulerods gulerodens gulerødders gulerøddernes

Antonyms

  • (antonym(s) of “incentive”): pisk

Derived terms

Derived terms

See also

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